ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC has had keyhole surgery on his left knee and could be out for two months.
The striker, 39, after damaging his ACL in May but did not break the ligament, but AC Milan decided that an operation was necessary for Ibrahimovic to make a full recovery.
And it is thought the Sweden international will be fully fit within eight weeks.
But Ibrahimovic will have to wait four more weeks until he can resume running, so he may be unavailable for the beginning of pre-season training.
A statement from the club reads: “AC Milan announces that today Zlatan Ibrahimovic underwent an arthroscopic lavage to his left knee at the UPMC Salvator Mundi International Hospital in Roma.
“The procedure carried out by surgeons Volker Musahl and Fabrizio Margheritini, and overseen by AC Milan medical chief Doctor Stefano Mazzoni and the Club’s orthopaedic consultant Roberto Pozzoni, was a success.
“Zlatan is doing well and will start his rehabilitation immediately.”
The successful surgery means Ibrahimovic has avoided more intensive surgical intervention, which Milan feared when he first picked up the injury.
It is not the first time Ibrahimovic has undergone knee surgery either.
He tore his ACL while playing for Manchester United in 2017, and was sidelined for three months before returning to action for LA Galaxy.
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The surgery gives him a chance to start the 2021/22 campaign.
That is good news for Milan, as Ibrahimovic scored 15 goals in 19 Serie A games last season.
His form helped propel the Rossoneri to the top of the table in the early part of the season before rivals Inter took control of the title race and ended up as Serie A winners.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
